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Paulding County to transfer Helping Hands parcel to City of Dallas; water-customer transfers included in IGA
Summary
County staff described an intergovernmental agreement to transfer a Helping Hands property and adjacent parking lot to the City of Dallas; in exchange Dallas will transfer roughly 3,500 retail water customers outside Dallas' service area to Paulding County.
County staff explained an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) under which Paulding County will transfer the Helping Hands building parcel and an adjoining parking lot on W. Griffin Street/W. Spring Street in downtown Dallas to the City of Dallas to support a downtown redevelopment project.
According to the presentation, the county has leased the building to Helping Hands since about 2011; the IGA assigns the existing lease to the city. The city, through its downtown development authority, agreed to provide Helping Hands a relocation site with nominal rent ($1 per month) for up to 24 months; Helping Hands will pay utilities and is expected to secure a permanent site before the lease term ends. County staff said the county is not obligated to pay relocation costs.
As consideration for the property transfer, the City of Dallas will transfer to Paulding County retail water customers that currently sit outside the Dallas water service area, a group described in the meeting as "about 3,500 customers, give or take." County staff said the parties aim to complete the water-customer transfers no later than July 1, 2025, and to finish Helping Hands' relocation by April 7, 2025.
A speaker who identified a city official as Kendall Smith (city manager) said the city manager confirmed the water-customer agreement was acceptable and that demolition and redevelopment steps are underway once Helping Hands moves. County commissioners described the arrangement as a mutually beneficial outcome for city downtown redevelopment and county interests.
The transcript contains no detailed vote tally for adoption of the IGA; county staff asked the board to consider adoption and discussion in the meeting indicates consent to proceed. The IGA text and the relocation details presented will govern timelines for the transfer and Helping Hands' temporary relocation, the speakers said.
